“…problem finding is the more 

useful 

technique in Art - where there is

no 

previously stated problem. Problem 

finding begins with the discovery 

that 

some existing situation is not as

good as 

it might be and thus needs to be 

improved.

The first step, then, is the 

realization that 

the major problem is finding the 

problem.”

Advice to Young Artists in a Postmodern Era 
By William V. Dunning, Ben Mahmoud